§ 28 — Registration of death of Singapore citizen or permanent resident outside Singapore

28.—(1) Where a Singapore citizen or permanent resident dies outside Singapore and the body of the deceased person is brought to Singapore, a relative of the deceased person may apply to the Registrar‑General for the death to be registered.(2) The application by the relative (called in this section the applicant) under subsection (1) must —(a)

be made within 3 months after the death;

(b)

be accompanied by a document issued by a medical practitioner (including a pathologist), whether in Singapore or elsewhere, certifying the cause of death; and

(c)

contain the other death particulars for the deceased person.

(3) The applicant must also provide to the Registrar‑General any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports the application, or verifies the accuracy of the matters contained in or accompanying the application, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.

(4) The Registrar‑General may register the death if the Registrar‑General is satisfied that —(a)

the applicant has complied with the requirements relating to the application;

(b)

there is no uncertainty or dispute as to the death particulars or registration of the death in Singapore; and

(c)

the death is not registered under any corresponding law of a foreign country or territory.

(5) This section does not apply to a death that is required to be reported under section 26.

(6) In subsection (2)(b), “medical practitioner” includes any person who is authorised to practise as a medical practitioner in a foreign country or territory under the law of that country or territory.

—(1) Where a Singapore citizen or permanent resident dies outside Singapore and the body of the deceased person is brought to Singapore, a relative of the deceased person may apply to the Registrar‑General for the death to be registered.

(2) The application by the relative (called in this section the applicant) under subsection (1) must —(a)

be made within 3 months after the death;

(b)

be accompanied by a document issued by a medical practitioner (including a pathologist), whether in Singapore or elsewhere, certifying the cause of death; and

(c)

contain the other death particulars for the deceased person.

(3) The applicant must also provide to the Registrar‑General any information or evidence the Registrar‑General requires that supports the application, or verifies the accuracy of the matters contained in or accompanying the application, within the time the Registrar‑General requires.

(4) The Registrar‑General may register the death if the Registrar‑General is satisfied that —(a)

the applicant has complied with the requirements relating to the application;

(b)

there is no uncertainty or dispute as to the death particulars or registration of the death in Singapore; and

(c)

the death is not registered under any corresponding law of a foreign country or territory.

(5) This section does not apply to a death that is required to be reported under section 26.

(6) In subsection (2)(b), “medical practitioner” includes any person who is authorised to practise as a medical practitioner in a foreign country or territory under the law of that country or territory.